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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I made the opposite move after working as a gov attorney for almost 10 years.  I ask myself every day what took me so long to make the change.  Everything about the gov was mediocre- my colleagues who were all content doing the bare minimum, the work that was monotonous and bored me to tears, the leadership of my agency who were uninspiring.  I've found that I love challenges, take pride from doing great work, love being autonomous & having the ability to take on different projects, have a need to be proud of what I do.  I didn't get that at my old job (and different agencies may vary).

I work closer to 50 hours a week now but my days and weeks go by so much faster than when I was miserable at work every day due to boredom.[/quote]

This is OP. This is my fear. I do like the challenge and entrepreneurial nature of the firm. I hate business development but I'm good at it, bringing in business etc. But that extra 10 hours a week is 10 hours I don't get to spend with my kids. I just wonder what's really more important. Money and excitement? Or seeing 40 hours a month more of my kids growing up? Saying it out loud (ok typing it) makes me think I know what I think my answer is. I just hope I'm not wrong. [/quote]

OP- how old are your kids?  Mine are getting older and are involved in sports and extracurricular activities.  I really don't feel like the extra 10 hours/week of working has had an impact on the quality of time I spend with them at all.  It would have made more of a difference when they were younger.  The fact that my kids were little while I worked at the govt and had flexibility was the only reason I could tolerate it.  The idea of spending my whole career being bored to tears, working with some incredibly odd people who never would have lasted in the private sector, doing the same kind of work every single day- that would have killed me.[/quote]

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